DOWNINGTOWN, PA – Victory® Brewing Company (Victory) is pleased to announce several additions to its lineup of packaged beers hitting the market this fall, including a new year-round offering, DirtWolfTM Double IPA, and holiday seasonal ale, Winter CheersTM. The brewery also will return an old fan favorite to the market, Old Horizontal®, after a hiatus in 2012 and 2011.

Known for melding traditional styles and unique concepts to produce the highest quality, full flavored beers, Victory’s newest brand releases will continue this standard of innovation and excellence.

Wildly assertive, intentionally untamed and dangerously satisfying, DirtWolf Double IPA is the culmination of Victory’s double IPA series experiment with whole flower American-grown hops. With two-row German malts and a well-balanced combination of whole flower Citra, Chinook, Simcoe and Mosaic hops, this 8.7% abv brew blends the powerful citrus aroma and fruity flavors, with the piney, earthy and mildly floral characteristics found in these intriguing hop varieties. Replacing Victory’s Hop Wallop® Ale, which will take a hiatus from the market for the time being, DirtWolf Double IPA will launch the brewery’s entry into four-packs when it begins to hit markets in October.

“So a wolf and a prospector walked into a bar…,” joked President and Brewmaster, Bill Covaleski. “No, in all seriousness, Hop Wallop will be missed, but isn’t necessarily gone forever. We developed that brand 10 years ago as our flavorful response to the hop-bomb vogue of the time. But as brewers who enjoy experimenting with beer styles and ingredient varieties, we looked for the opportunity to do other interesting recipes as time passed. Making the decision to put Hop Wallop aside for a few years allows us to bring this delicious new double IPA, DirtWolf, to the market in bottles.”
Light in body with a soothing texture, Winter Cheers is a stark contrast from the pungent punch of DirtWolf. A wheat ale, combining German wheat and barley malts, oats, torrified wheat and whole flower Tettnang and Citra hops, this fruity and warming holiday brew delivers a refreshing finish, with spicy hints of banana, clove and citrus. At 6.7% abv, this beer will fuel “festive times and chase winter’s chill,” and will be available in 12 oz. bottles (six-packs) and on draft, beginning distribution in October as well.

Barleywine fans also will enjoy the return of Victory’s Old Horizontal, hitting shelves again in November of this year, this time in 22 oz. bottles. With floral, fruity aromas and lingering sensations of candied and citrus fruit, the late warming effect of this 11% abv brew delivers a harmonious finish.

“Our fans have spoken, and we were listening,” Covaleski continued, addressing demand for the return of Old Horizontal by many Victory-faithful. “As we look toward the completion of our second brewery in Parkesburg, fans can expect several of our vacationing brands to make a return, along with many new and exciting recipes and styles.”

Other notable fall releases from Victory include:

Victory Festbier®, the award-winner malty Märzen style fall seasonal, making its way into markets now, in 12 oz. bottles and on draft.

Red ThunderTM, the returning wine barrel-aged Baltic ThunderTM hitting the market in mid-August. Available in 750 ml bottles and on draft.

Storm King® Stout, repackaged and available in four-packs and on draft in October.

Victory Brewing Company is a privately held craft brewery headquartered in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. Begun by Bill Covaleski and Ron Barchet, childhood friends who met on a school bus in 1973, the brewery formally began operations in February of 1996. Victory, Pennsylvania’s widely acclaimed brewery and restaurant, now serves fans of fully flavored beers in 30 states with innovative beers melding European ingredients and technology with American creativity. To learn more about Victory Brewing Company visit us on the web at www.victorybeer.com.

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Can’t wait to sample Dirt Wolf and Winter Cheers! Gotta ask though, who decided to yank the old Original Wings from the menu at the brewpub? This is a BIG mistake that needs to be corrected immediately!

Let me be the third for Moonglow. It’s still listed on the site, so I’m hopeful it’ll be around this fall. If I recall correctly from last year, Moonglow doesn’t hit the shelves until late fall (Oct-Nov timeframe). As long as it’s still available this year, I might almost forgive them for putting my favorite spring seasonal, Whirlwind Wit, on hiatus.

I’m especially looking forward to the Winter Cheers. I’d also like to see the Midlands Stout made permanently available. And, while I’ve got your attention, I’ve lately developed a strong preference for the Flemish sour red ale made in Belgium exclusively for Monk’s Cafe in Center City. Have you guys ever considered giving this style a try?

Please put Old Horizontal in 12oz bottles also. One of the reasons its is loved is because is a very great price for six pack of very good barleywine. 22oz are over priced and too much beer at 11% to drink all at once.

Was glad to see Horizontal back on the shelves again. Agree with others – bring back the 6 pack. 22oz are overpriced. If I recall – 6 packs in OH were $12. 22 oz bottles are 6.99. So do the math 12.5 cents per ounce or 32 cents — ouch!

Oh no…the dreaded four pack! Hopefully less expemsibe than the cutrent six-pack price? Otherwise all this just seems like any other big business downsizing their product to make more profit. I guess we’ll see…. Hopefully not the case, but with Old Ho staying at 22 oz., I’m fearing this is the beginning of the end. Victory Beer is good- but not at the expense of fair pricing.

I am very, very sad to hear about Hop Wallop. This is one of the first few real craft beers I ever had…definitely had a hand in making me into the beer nerd I am today. My favorite Victory brew by far. Please bring it back soon. I just bought a case, and I can’t believe these will be my last for who knows how long. I have a hard time finding a good truly hoppy, yet still balanced, beer. There’s always some other lingering flavor in so many of the extra hoppy beers..but not in Hop Wallop. Just good, fresh, bitter hop taste. Such a tragedy to see it go.

Hate the 4 pack marketing strategy. Give me a 6 pack and charge me more if you have to. I stopped buying the fantastic Green Flash West coast IPA for this reason and will not purchase victory products packaged in 4 packs either (despite my love of your brews). Also, sad to see the Hop Wollop go, hopefully it will be back soon.

One of your most loyal Storm King Stout drinkers here — I scour downtown Manhattan for a six pack when my usual sources run out. But really, if you’re going to pull the old charge-the-price-of-six (or even five) for-four trick and insult your customers, who already pay dearly for your fine beers, I’ll find another brew. Don’t crap on your customers.

Hi Dave, thanks for reaching out and sorry we missed your question! We’re happy to announce that we are producing a small batch of Moonglow this fall, but unfortunately, production limitations prohibit us from distributing it widely across our distribution footprint. Stay tuned for more information on an exact release date, and remember you’ll be able to use our Beerfinder tool on the homepage of our website to find if establishments near you are serving Moonglow on draft.

Also not happy with the move to four-packs. A marketing race to the bottom (for consumers) as far as I’m concerned. I will fill growlers at Ottos and fore go the Victory lines that move to this packaging. Don’t follow those fishy dogs!

Who would have thought that selling beer at Wegman’s and Giant would lead down this path in PA? Will reasonably priced case beer be a thing of the past? Maybe it already is.

While I am saddened by the demise of Hop Wallop, I am outraged that Yakima Glory is no more. Doesn’t Victory owe its loyal customers some explanation? By the way, just tried Dirt Wolf and found it very average.

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Victory Brewing Company is a craft brewery headquartered in Downingtown, PA. Founded by childhood friends, Bill Covaleski and Ron Barchet, Victory officially opened its doors in February of 1996. Victory’s second state of the art brewery opened in February of 2014 in Parkesburg, PA to serve fans of fully flavored beers in 37 states with innovative beers melding European ingredients and technology with American creativity. In addition to the original Downingtown brewpub, Victory’s second brewpub is in Kennett Square, while Parkesburg recently launched self-guided tours and the third brewpub. To learn more about Victory Brewing Company, visit us on the web at www.victorybeer.com.

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The story of Victory Brewing Company starts on a school bus in 1973 when fifth-graders Ron Barchet and Bill Covaleski stepped aboard, on their way to a new school. The two became fast friends and remained so, even as they grew up and went to college on opposite coasts. Just months out of college, Bill’s appreciation of good beer and access to his father’s home brewing equipment inspired him to explore the hobby. That same year (1985), Bill gave Ron a home brewing kit as a Christmas gift. With that, both Bill and Ron developed their love of the craft…Learn More…